recalled santa clara county judge aaron persky said he was fired from his job as a high school tenet coach at lynnbrook high school in san jose. ktvu's azenith smith was there today. he was let go after a back lash from the community? 78 correct. the district wasted no time letting him go after realizing he was the judge persky who sparked outrage over a controversial ruling. >> reporter: recalled santa clara county judge aaron persky will no longer be seen at the tennis court in san jose coaching the junior varsity girls' tennis team. the first judge to be recalled in 80 years over what many viewed as a lenient sentence in the brock turner sexual assault case, explained why the superintendent let him go. in a statement she said tatement she said she was motivated by a e was motivated by a desire to protect the players from the media attention related to my hiring. he said although i am disappointed with the district's decision, it was a privilege to coach the team, if only for a short time. >> if someone wants to have judge persky coach them, they can figure that out on their own. t

former judge aaron persky is once again out of a job. last summer he was recalled in the sentencing over the controversial and highly publicized brock turner sexuald removed as the jay vee girls tennis coach in san jose. >> we don't think this is the end of the conversation. we think it's a wake up call. >> reporter: she is one of many lynn brook alumni over the change.org petition that went up tuesday, pushtion for persky's removal. the high school decided to end persky's employment less than 24 hours later. skshame on you for giving in to rooted in his controversial court decision. but questioned when his critics will allow him redemption. he has lost his job. he has lost his trying to rebui life. having done absolutely nothing wrong. and now he's out of a job. >> reporter: the district says it made the decision in the best interests of its students and school community. persky confirms he was fired at 2:00 p.m., saying in a statement, although i am disappointed with the district's decision, it was a privilege to coach the team if only

recalled santa clara county judge aaron persky was on the job for just a few weeks. his new job did not last long after the district got wind he was the judge persky behind a controversial ruling and later a successful recall campaign. >> reporter: recalled santa clara county judge aaron persky will no longer be seen at lynnbrook high school in san jose coaching the junior varsity girls' tennis team. the first judge in california to be recalled in 80 years. in a statement judge persky said she was mote mated by a desire to a protect the players from the media attention related to my hiring. he said although i am disappointed with the district's decision, it was a privilege to coach the team, if only for a short time. >> if someone wants to have judge persky coach them, they can figure that out on their own. >> reporter: she started a petition to remove judge persky as a coach. it was signed by students, parents and staff who found his hiring troubling. >> the teacher is a role model. they are someone students can look up to for safety and i think having him here send

the question is has persky's public punishment gone too far, especially since he committed no crime? nbc bay area's ian cull first broke the story of his new job and he has more from san jose. >> reporter: when parents at san jose's lynbrook high became aware their daughters' new tennis coach was former judge aaron persky they voiced concerns. district leaders held a meeting with parents monday, and today his half season as a j.d. girls' coach came to an end. shavoni kavoiru is a former student. >> all of us were just so happy but we also talked about this really being a wake-up call for lynbrook and realizing that this is still a pretty big oversight. >> reporter: her online petition to get persky fired received more than 3,000 signatures. though persky committed no crime, she says his light sentencing in the brock turner case shows he's no role model. >> we really thought that lynbrook could have done a lot better. >> he is a mandated reporter. so if someone were to have that conversation with him, he needs to be able to understand their needs or where they're coming from and not t

chris reyes is there to explain why persky needs another new job. >> reporter: aaron persky issuing a statement moments ago confirming he was fired as the tennis coach of the varsity girls team here at lynn brook high school. it seemed many people were just finding out last night of his hiring. they mobilized petitions and protests to have him removed from his job. and this afternoon, the school district announcing that they had ended persky's employment. >> i'd like to give a shout out to the organizers without whom this momentum wouldn't have achieved. i mean, the list could go on. >> reporter: like many former and current students of lynn brook high school, she found out tuesday night that aaron persky, the judge who oversaw the controversial brock turner sexual assault case was going to coach the girls tennis team. that's when she got to work, petitioning for his removal. >> how can the lynn brook staff admin and more importantly, students and parents trust a man who blatantly disregarded the pain and trauma shanell miller experienced. >> there are many things he is qualified to d

>>persky was the girls and jb tennis coach here at lynbrook high school but he is no longer. according to the union high school district applied for the position over the summer and then he actually pass all the requirements that the school district had he even pass a background check. but you know the community got weeknd that he was employed here less than 24 hours later he was let go of his position that there was actually petition online meet to get him removed from his position as the coach. so the district put out a statement in week in a in which they've read to them right appear in your screen. we believe this outcome is in the best interest of our students and school community please know that we are deeply committed to maintaining an effective safe and positive environment for all students persky is the california judge who sentenced and for university swimmer brock turner to 6 months in jail for raping an unconscious 23 year-old woman behind a dumpster. prosecutors had asked for a six-year prison sentence but persky cited with a recommended with a recommendation fr

persky's employment with the strict as the junior varsity girls tennis coach has ended. we believe this outcome is the best in the best interest of our students and school community. the district will begin the search for a new coach immediately, with the goal of insuring that the athletes on the jv tennis team are able to have a successful season. what this is telling me is they have been listening to all of those comments. in fact, i have been talking to those girls all day today. they were appalled that he was hired. they wanted him removed, and it seems they got what they want. this is what they had to say. >> really appalling that this person would be coaching the tennis team. because like i said, i just think there's a better person for the job then why wouldn't they go with that person and have to deal with the fact that these women on the tennis team might be uncomfortable around him or the fact that it's a statement of our values, as the administration that we're able to overlook such an incident and still want to have this person be a part of our staff. >> i am

you may remember back in 2015 persky came under fire as a judge for sentencing stanford swimmer brock turner to 6 months in jail for raping a woman at a fraternity party persky was recalled by voters in 2018. police arrested 4 people in connection to a sobbery that happened back in july take a look police say that these suspects face murder. robbery charges linked to a break in on a seat honestly don't drive the homeowner was found dead inside of that house. well drivers have found a excuse me divers have found the body of the final missing victim who died in the boat fire, just off the southern california coast. the victim is one of 34 who died at sea last week on labor day near santa cruz island, 5 of the conception's 6 crew members survived after multiple attempts to save others who were trapped below deck. a criminal investigation is now underway. well in the wake of the labor day dive boat fire the us coast guard has issued a warning to race boat safety awareness. now that means limiting charging of lithium ion back murray's an extensive use of power our strips the safety recomme

persky was the judge at the time, agreed to the sentence. many believe the punishment was too lenient and voters recalled the judge. as nbc bay area reported he became the tennis coach at lynbrook high school until former students launched an online drive to have him removed. the district fired persky on tuesday. supporters including a former judge empathized. people who wanted him gone argued he wasn't a good role model. >> we have a group of people and now including the superintendent of schools who are basically sending the message that we don't believe in redemption when it comes to someone who didn't break any laws at all and who was trying to rebuild his life. i find it outrageous. >> all of us are just so happy, but we also talked about this really being a wake-up call for lynbrook and realizing this is a pretty big oversight. >> in a letter persky expressed disappointment but agreed the media attention was probably too much for the students. he also wished the best for team reports. >>> 4:49. airbus says it will put sensors on planes

perceived for her persky was at acting as the. girls jamie tennis coach, carolyn burke high school and he no longer is now accoing to the fremont union high school district he applied for this position over the summer and he actually pass all the background checks is all there as well as all the requirements. >>the district. and go through this job but after persky was hired a petition to remove him as the coach was made and in less than a day later the district let him go the district actually put out a statement which in part reads we believe this outcome is the best for the interest of our students and school community please know that we are deeply committed to maintaining an effective a safe and positive environment for all students persky is the california judge who sentenced and for university swimmer brock turner to 6 months in jail for raping an unconscious 23 year-old woman behind a dumpster. prosecutor to prosecutors have asked for a six-year prison sentence but persky sided with the recommendation from the county proba

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prosecutor prosecutors and asked for a six-year prison sentence but persky actually sided with it with a recommendation from the county probation department who had said turner's level of drunkenness in. actually made the crime less serious. now i've been speaking with parents here in front of the high school. we have said almost 2 things but primarily. everyone can agree that they actually don't fully remember the reputation of the judge during the trial. they remember the decision as well as the trial itself that they don't fully remember perth himself nor his character i spoke with one gentleman in particular who told me you know he does back the school district's decision to let him go. but he does hope that first you can find another type of job as long as he it doesn't put any type of student or child in danger. after this controversial sentence in 2016. persky was actually recall all 2 years later, this is the first time a sitting judge has been recalled since 1932, reporting live in san jose christina teatro kron 4 news, thanks christine. >>so still ahead here on the caught on

we were just was able to admit its mistake and fire persky. it's a wake-up call. >> he has lost his job. he has lost his pension. now he's trying to rebuild his life having done nothing wrong. now he's out of a job. i'm outraged by this. >> the school district said it made the decision in the best interest of students and the school community. persky said though i'm disappointed with the decision, it was a privilege to coach the team for a short time. i wish all the players the best. >>> happening today, a murder case which was called one of the most sensational crimes in the peninsula is set to go to trial. tiffany li and her boyfriend, kaveh bayat, they are accused of murdering the father of her two children in 2016. her $35 million bail is said to be one of the top ten highest bails ever in the country. prosecutors say that li and bayat killed keith green, a former boyfriend and the father of li's two children in the garage of her home. they were reportedly involved in a messy custody battle. >>> uber says it will refuse to classify its con

recalled judge aaron persky is coaching tennis at a south bay high school. now% kay made national headlines a few years ago presiding over the brock turner case, the stanford swimmer found guilty of sexually assaulting a girl on campus. the judge got backlash for sentencing turner to a too lenient a sentence. now persky is the jv girls tennis coach at lind brook high school in san jose. in a statement to nbc bay area the school says persky was a highly qualified applicant who holds a high rating from the tennis association. >>> firefighters in novato made quick work of a fire burned off brush today. at one point there were evacuation orders for residents. fire started just before 2:00 this afternoon across from the stone tree golf club. the nbc sky ranger captured calfire fighting the fire. no word on the cause. >>> what's next from apple? today the annual product launch which drew journalists and vip's from across the world. but here is the changeup. the iphones are taking a back seat to apple tv and health care. our business and tech reporter scott budman

>>so persky was acting as the junior girls, varsity tennis coach, carolyn burke high school and he no longer is you guys had mentioned now according to the fremont union high school district persky actually applied for the position over the summer and the pass all of the major tests and he had a lot of qualifications for the job, he even pass a background check by the unified school district as well. now after purse, he was hired a petition was made to remove him as the coach and just less than a day later about 19 hours later the district let him go that same district put out a statement which in part reads we believe this outcome is the best interest of our students in school community. please know that we are deeply committed to maintaining an effective safe and positive environment for all students. first is the california judge who sentenced and for university swimmer brock turner to 6 months in jail for raping an unconscious 23 year-old woman behind a dumpster. prop now prosecutors had asked for a six-year prison sentence but first he sided with the recommendation from the count

recalled center clara judge aaron persky is again looking for a new job. he was fired from his job as a tennis coach at lynbrook high school in san jose. he was hired regionally by the fremont union school district to coach the junior varsity girls tennis team. more than a year ago, former judge persky was recalled by voters to say he was too lenient but he sentenced brock turner for sexual assault. the school district said he was qualified to be a tennis coach and was highly rated by the u.s. tennis association. but an online petition to remove him as a coach helped lead to his dismissal.>>> the teacher is a role model. there someone that the students can look up to for safety. i think that having him here sends a message that we are not survivors. we are not supporting survivors on campus.>>> in a statement, aaron persky said the superintendent was motivated by a desire to protect the players from the potentially intrusive media attention related to my hiring. persky also said although i'm disappointed with the districts decision, it was a privilege to c

the school district says aaron persky was graded highly and highly qualified having attended several tennis coaching clinics at a high rating from the u.s. tennis association. aaron persky was voted out as a superior court judge because of the handling of the brock turner sexual assault case. critics say he handed down a sentence too lenient in the 2016 sexual assault case. >>> new this morning, two tech companies in san francisco were stepping up trying to help solve the city homelessness problem, last november, voters passed proposition c, the facts of corporations, the money would fund city programs for homeless people, the measure is currently being litigated. today, near london with post mates delivery service voluntarily contribute to the liability to programs for homeless people, even though the referendum has held up in court. >>> assay parking site for people living in rvs expected to open in november on san jose avenue near the bart station, has spaces for 30 vehicles to park overnight up to 90 days while people living in that will receive services at help transitioning to

aaron persky is starting his first year as coach of lynbrook girl's tennis team. lynbrook high held a meeting for concerned parents monday night, in a statement the school said persky was a highly qualified applicant. >>> in the north bay, a santa rosa family is heart broken after their puppy died from toxic blue green algae. he was playing at the rincon valley community park. over the weekend they took kona codn't m h backk. couldn't use her back legs, and they took her to the vet who said it appeared she had ingested toxic blue green algae from the park and her liver was severely damaged. >> you go out to have fun, arout some exercise, within minutes something weird like that happening. it's the lastarn people about it. there's even handwritten ones that strangers have put up. the family knows they can't get kona back. they hope their story can help other people. >>> eric clapton will be performing at the chase center tonight and a mile away the giants will be playing the pirates at oracle park. it's a potential traffic nightmare. it naeever happened until last

it was back in 2015 the persky came under fire as a judge for sentencing stanford swimmer brock turner just 6 months in jail for sexually assaulting a woman at a fraternity party persky was recalled by the voters in 2018. >>the alameda county coroner's office has identified a pedestrian who was hit and killed by a car on interstate 80 last friday. it happened in emeryville investigators say 38 year-old daniel boyer was sitting on top of the center divider on i 80 near the powell street on-ramp shortly after 4 o'clock in the morning. a car hit boy or a short time later the crash shut down the freeway for more than an hour in san francisco, a police motorcycle officer was hit by a car this afternoon near 15th and sanchez streets in the mission district. investigators say the officers hit when a car made a sudden turn and hit the officers bike. the driver did remain at the scene and is cooperating with the investigation. the officers injuries are not considered life threatening. >>delays and cancellations continuing at the san francisco international airport because of runway were this is

we were just happy that lynbrook was able to admit its mistake and fire persky. it's a wake-up call. >> he has lost his job. he has lost his pension. now he's trying to rebuild his life having done nothing wrong. now he's out of a job. i'm outraged by this. >> the school district said it made the decision in the best interest of students and the school community. persky issued a statement saying though i'm disappointed with the decision, it was a privilege to coach the team if only for a short time. i wish all the players the best in their future academic and athletic endeavors. >>> happening today a murder case called one of the most sensational crimes in the peninsula is set to go to trial. tiffany li and her boyfriend, kaveh bayat, they are accused of murdering the father of her two children in 2016. her $35 million bail is said to be one of the top ten highest bails ever in the country. prosecutors say that li and bayat killed keith green, a former boyfriend and the father of li's two children in the garage of li's hillsborough home. they were reportedly invo

aaron persky has been fired as jv girl's tennis coach at lynbrook high school. a change.org petition went up on tuesday pushing for his removal. more than 3,000 people signed the petition. the school district ended his employment less than 24 hours later. >> we were overwhelmed at the quick turnaround. we were just happy that lynnburg was able to admit its mistake and fire persky. it's a wake-up call. >> he has lost his job. he has lost his pension. now he's trying to rebuild his life having done nothing wrong. now he's out of a job. i'm outraged by this. >> the school district said it made the decision in the best interest of students and the school community. persky issued a statement saying though i'm disappointed with the decision, it was a privilege to coach the team if only for a short time. i wish all the players the best. >>> happening today, a murder case which was called one of the most sensational crimes in the peninsula is set to go to trial. tiffany li and her boyfriend, kaveh bayat, they are accused of murdering the father of her two children in 20

after community members raised concerns, the school district announced that persky was let go today. persky has released a statement saying " the superintendent of the fremont union high school district explained that she was motivated by desire to protect the players from the potentially intrusive media attention related to my hiring. although i am disappointed with the districts decision, it was a privilege to coach the team, if only for a short time. " >>>'s stocks rallied after china said they will exam some u.s. products from recently announced tariffs. the dow was up 227, nasdaq up 85, the s&p was up 21. late today resident trump tweeted that he would delay increasing tariffs on $250 billion of chinese goods for two weeks, until october 15. >>> produced pharma, the maker of oxycontin, reach a settlement today with thousands of local government in a class- action lawsuit, stemming from the opioid crisis. the deal reportedly involves an estimated $12 billion payout and would require the owner of the company to give up control. a lawsuit alleged that perdue ruthlessly marketed and

>>persky was hired with the district as the junior varsity girls tennis coach here at lynbrook high school. he is no longer effective as of last night he was lego anjust 19 hours after his employment with the district a petition started on mine and he was quickly released from that position. now there is a statement that was put out by the unified school district on this and it reads we believe this outcome is that they have the best interest of our students and school community please know that we are deeply committed to maintaining an effective. safe and positive environment for all students this is something that comes again just 19 hours after his employment and as of all reports and from the unified school district he was applying for this position over the summer he had all qualifications and did pass a background check said something the unified school district did want to make sure did they get out and of course this just comes just years after being let go and voted in out as a judge. pesky is the of course the california judge who sentence and for uversity swimmer brock turner to

last year, voters recalled persky after he sentenced stanford swimmer brock turner for six months in jail for sexual assault which many people felt was too lenient of a sentence. the school district released this statement. it reads in part, we believe this outcome is in the best interest of our students and school community. >>> systematically racist, that's how a san francisco supervisor is describing the plan to keep traffic flowing at last night's concert at the chase center. supervisor shimon walton said many took buses to accommodate rich elite concert goers. eric clapton is playing tonight as well. what's the plan now? >> reporter: well, jessica, supervisor walton tells us he feels disheartened by what he heard happened last night after the concert. he says the way he sees it is that people who are coming to the fancy, expensive events at the chase center are getting priority over people who live in his district who rely on public transportation. they say the reason for this is not completely because of the chase center. >> as dave matthews band played chase center arena last

you may recall back in 2015 persky came under fire for sentencing stanford swimmer brock turner judah to just 6 months in jail after sexually assaulting a woman at a fraternity party, he was recalled by voters, the judge in 2018. >>the coast guard is announcing new safety recommendations in the wake of that fatal dive boat fire off a southern california coast that killed 34 people the coast guard is now stating the owners and operators a vessel should immediately reduce potential fire hazards and consider limiting unsupervised charging of lithium ion batteries and extensive use of power strips and extension cords. the bulletin also says vessel should review emergency duties with their crews. coast guard is among several agencies investigating the september second fire. the ntsb is expected to release its initial findings of the accident. tomorrow morning. another important bill on the governor's desk, we'll tell you about legislation giving new protections to ride share drivers but. >>not everybody is thrilled about it hundreds of delays dozens of cancellations at sfo and tonight we'r

judge persky sentenced turner to six months in jail-- a sentence at the low end of state guidelines. with good behavior, he'd walk free in 90 days. your prosecutor had been asking for six years. >> miller: yes. >> whitaker: how did that hit you? >> miller: i was in shock. so you're saying i just put aside a year and a half of my life, so he could go to county jail for three months. there are young men, particularly young men of color, serving longer sentences for non-violent crimes, for having a teenie-weenie bit of marijuana in their pockets. and he's just been convicted of three felonies. and he's going to serve one month for each felony. how can you explain that to me? >> whitaker: chanel didn't think her voice had been heard, but it had. the news website buzzfeed asked to publish her impact statement in its entirety. without giving it much thought, she agreed. >> miller: i didn't think it would take off anywhere, and i actually felt really vulnerable again, thinking, "why am i putting myself out there one last time?" you know, "who's going to sit and read through this entire thin

(pam) former judge aaron persky tried to start over in a new job .. he was recalled from the bench after a controversial sentencing decision ...(ken) but now, he is no longer a high school tennis coach. kron4's christina taytro reports fron lynbrook high school in san jose. ((look live)) (pam) people in concord will soon be able to 'text' 9-1-1 for emergencies . (pam) the 'text- to- 91-1' service will take effect monday. it will help people who are voice- or - hearing impaired ... and people who are unable to speak during an emergency. the service could also help victims in kidnappings, home invasions or domestic assaults. people who use the 'text 9-1-1' service are encouraged to keep the messages brief and concise. (pam) there is a push for lawmakers to take action on gunsand it is coming from both republicans and democrats.details when we return (ken) new details released today involving the deadly boat fire that killed 34 people a new report is now detailing what the boat crew was doing when the fire started. (pam) coming up... our "surviving the b

controversial former judge arron persky is fired from yet another job. why he was recently removed from a school district. (justine) bay area cities and president trump are actually agreeing on something. how the vaping epidemic could bring the two together. (grant) plus we're tracking a heat wave all around the bay area. chief meteorologist lawrence karnow breaks down your forecast for tomorrow and the weekend. (justine) our top story tonight at 5:30... a heat wave is hitting the bay area... you can see how hot the temperatures still are at this hour. (grant)

the decision by judge aaron persky was met with outrage. the judge said a tougher sentence, quote, would have had a severe impact on him. still impossible. >> she so eloquently talks about the severe impact on her and on rape survivors at large. she was so brave. that was such a beautifully, horrifyingly written impact statement. we read it word for word on cnn. it was remarkable. >> taking control of her narrative. >>> ahead, parliament says a no deal brexit is not an option. they refuse to agree on a plan to leave the e.u. what's boris johnson's next move? cnn live at parliament next. when we started our business we were paying an arm and a leg for postage. i remember setting up shipstation. one or two clicks and everything was up and running. i was printing out labels and saving money. shipstation saves us so much time. it makes it really easy and seamless. pick an order, print everything you need, slap the label onto the box, and it's ready to go. our costs for shipping were cut in half. just like that. shipstation. the #1 choice of onl

issued a statement saying perski has highly qualified applicant with high rating from u.s. tennis association. >>> new at 11:00, richmond's police chief stepped down after no confidence vote by union. announced the resignation tonight. city only would say he's out of the office and assistant chief appointed active chief. criti critics say he's responsible for departures and low morale in department. >>> san francisco can handle two major events. chase center and oracle park. dave matthews and giants game. both within miles of each other. many heeded advice for public transit. didn't see traffic backups in the area. >> smoothly. >>> more delays at sfo because of runway construction not going smoothly at airport. reporting 111 cancellations and 335 delays. since it closed saturday, approximately 1,075 flights have been delayed, nearly 500 canceled. runway not scheduled to reopen until september 27th. >>> north bay, a santa rosa family is heartbroken after puppy died suddenly from toxic blue-green algae. >> believed ingested at rin con valley community park. spoke with family

but in a surprise move judge eric persky handed down the sentence at the low-end of state guidelines. six months. he served only three for good behavior. >> i was in shock. you're saying that i just put aside a year and a half of my life so that he could go to county jail for three months. i remember in court the defense attorney said chanelle has no memory. she has no memory. and i remember sitting there and thinking that i will remember everything. >> she poured her memories feelings and frustrations into a memoir entitled to know my name. voters were called a judge persky for the sentence that he handed down. >>> days after being released by the new england patriots he says he is done with it all now. he is taking the drama to twitter to prove his point. while new england was being the jets yesterday he was going on at twitter rants. he tweeted then deleted shots he took at ben roethlisberger about previous sexual assault allegations and another shot at robert kraft and the massage parlor allegations. >> to take shots at robert kraft? seriously? >> he also tweeted that he will not

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aaron persky was first california judge to be recalled in 80 years. >> if you drink to excess, you deserve a hangover, really bad hangover, but you don't deserve to have somebody insert their body parts inside of you. >> reporter: chanel miller reclaiming the narrative to take back her story. in palo alto, chris nguyen, abc7 news. >>> committed to building a better bay area. empty beds at centers, about to change. >>> one of the biggest investments you make, getting new roof. what to look for. >>> another area >>> abc7 news is committed to building a better bay area, that means finding solutions to issues to improve quality of life. >> one online system to connect substance abuse and mental health treatment centers so no bed goes unused. what took so >> lyanne melendez. >> reporter: said the problem wasn't created overnight. one thing missing is way the nonprofits communicate with each other. that's about to change. somewhat. when there's an empty bed at treatment center, health department is usually notified via email but that's done once a day in the morning. >> any given night there are

voters recalled judge aaron persky from the bench, he lost his job because of that. chanel miller's memoir of "know my name" will be re hour, what happened in the courtroom that really fortified her resolve to write this memoir, and put her story out there in her own words rather than letting it be heard from what happened. >> hopefully that aided in her healing a little bit. >> she said she struggles, it's been four years but she seems like a bright, young woman and hopefully she'll be okay. >> strong woman indeed. thanks, kris. 6:06. >>> new overnight, britain is backing the same conclusions the u.s. has in the recent drone attack on saudi oil facilities. prime minister boris johnson says the uk is putting the blame squarely on iran. iran still denies responsibility and today iran agreed to release a british flag oil tanker. its navy seized more than two months ago in the golf. johnson made his comments ahead of his arrival in new york for this week's united nations summit. which president trump will also atte attend. >>> democrats are this morning demanding a whis

judge persky was recalled by voters in 2018. and noted sociologist and economic historian immanuel wallerstein died over the weekend at the age of 88. wallerstein was best known for his world systems analysis, in which he contends all political and social structures in the modern world operate under the capitalist order. wallerstein emphasized the need for alternative, more humane systems. in 2010, he sat down for a conversation with the late civil rights activist and philosopher grace lee boggs at t the u.s. social forum in detroit. >> if you want to undererstand right-wing populism in the united states or in europe or in other parts of the world today, understand it in terms of people panicking. they don't know how to protect themselves. they do see they are in a shaky situation and they lash out at whatever. , you know,e enemy where it does not solve any of your problems but it makes you feel better for a few minutes until the next time. amy: that was immanuel wallerstein speaking in 2010. he died this weekend at the age of 8

>> judge persky has got to go. >> reporter: the judge was later recalled by california voters. brock turner is now a registered sex offender, living with family in ohio. miller says she's lived in fear of being humiliated if her identity was discovered. now she's reclaiming her identity in a new memoir. know my name. and recorded the emotional victim impact statement she made in court. >> you took away my worth, my privacy, my energy, my time, my safety, my intimacy, my confidence, my own voice until today. >> reporter: her statement went viral, becoming a call to action and a spark for the me too movement. miller has received thousands of thankful letters from fellow survivors. >> it was really like medicine, reading these was like feeling the shame dissolve, you know, bringing all the light in. >> it's an incredibly strong interview. you should check out her story. she just has a lot to say, this young woman. >> stephanie gosk, thank you very much. >> you're welcome. >>> coming up, much more here on this network, including at noon eastern, andrea mitchell is sitting down with

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. >> aaron persky was hired as a high school coach, but after outrage from parents and students, he was fired less than 24 hours later. persky was recalled as a county judge after sentencing then stanford student brock turner for six months in jail for sexual assault. >>> a canadian budget airlinis apologizing after an air scare forced an emergency landing 10 minutes after takeoff. >> it happened when the edmonton-bound flight collided with geese just minutes after lifting off in british columbia. >> reporter: this is what passengers saw just as they took off. >> fire, fire! >> reporter: recounting their fear. >> started seeing flames coming out of rightngine. >> reporter: moments later the 737 hit as many as four geese as it raced down the runway. >> bang, bang. the lights would come back on. this is strange. >> i started yelling, fire, fire >> reporter: it's called a compressor stall. the damaged engine still running. in essence backfiring with excess fuel. passengers worried whether they were make it back tuesday. >> i started texting my mom, hey, i was like, something's wrong with t

stanford law professor michelle dober led the successful recall of aaron persky. she applauds miller's decision to come to go public. and it will be a book and it will be really important to remember that her case is not unique. >> and it will be a national controversy. they would help fuel the #metoo movement and critics, they condemned their six-month sentence as a slap on the wrist. the judge then became the first california judge in 86 years to be voted out of office in a recall. >> and 14 women have filed a lawsuit against san francisco- based lyft. accusing them to fail to protect them against what they say were rapes and sexual assaults. the story of two women who spoke out today and how lyft is responding. they didn't know if my life was in danger. >> reporter: this woman said she was kept in the car for hours. >> it must never happen again. >> one of 14 women, one of them blind who said they were sexually assaulted. and it will be such as panic buttons in the app or release of any problems. and to improve the safety by requiring cameras in the cars. >> an

. >> michelle dauber led the successful recall of the judge aaron persky after sentencing turner to six months in jail in which he served only half. they released a statement saying quote, as a university, we continue efforts to prevent and respond effectively to sexual violence with the ultimate goal of eradicating it from our community. >>> and a 60 minutes interview will air sunday, september 22. chanelle miller's memoir will be released two days later. >>> the time is 1441. >> new plans for a popular restaurant in contra costa county, why some walnut creek neighbors are saying thanks, but no thanks. >> and let's take a live look outside. this is at the bay bridge. the eastern span of the bay bridge from treasure island. it is 58 degrees in san francisco right now. we will be right back. y day. and our new sweet n' smokey homestyle chicken blt for $8.99. come on home to scratch-made. come on home to cracker barrel >>> welcome back. we are monitoring the situation out of richmond this morning. a a live otogpher on the scene the big rig accident. it overturned and caught on fire and at

voters then re-called judge aaron persky after he was criticized for the light sentenced. he could have sentenced turner to 14 years in prison. >>> new at 11:00, a headache for facebook. hundreds of millions of phone numbers linked to users accounts were apparently posted 0 online. mandalay bay casino yours, maybe mine. that information from more than 400 million users was stored on a public server that anyone could access. facebook says there is no evidence that any accounts were ever compromised. >> here at abc7, building a better bay area means a lot of things including inspiring our youngest community members to dream big and be bold. that was the message today at the newly opened chase center where a group of young women was treated to a celebrity guest. abc7 news reporter indicakate l was there for the big reveal. >> y'all need to do 700 plus. >> reporter: the afternoon talked about a discussion on credit scores and -- no, that's not the sound of a free checking account, but rather a surprise guest. jogging in there from the newly opened chase center. warriors supers

trial judge aaron persky became first california judge recalled in 80 years. >> if you drink to excess you deserve a really bad hangover, but not have somebody insert their body parts inside of you. >> reporter: emily doe no more, >> reporter: emily doe no more, chanel miller making her mark. l tracks. seven accidents including a del mar high student, another student was killed five years ago. >> lots of distractions with cell phones and earbuds but also seeing people disobey the laws in place. two "ds" are distraction and deliberately going around what's in place for them. >> santa clara sheriffs office issued 19 citations and more warnings just this morning. >>> okayed nearly $1 million for muni to explore the construction of a subway on the city's west side. final approval for more than 965 -- spent for the project. proposal calls for connecting k and m lines into a tunnel running two miles towards san francisco state university and park b.a.r.t.'s berkeley station made the change to only using clipper cards. clipper only. >> slowly by slowly, station by station, got to get your cli

last year santa clara voters recalled persky. in a statement to bay area, the school says he was a highly qualified applicant who holds a high rating from the u.s. tennis aherb so yags. >>> an empty lot will be the focus at tonight's city council meeting. not far from the north berkeley bar station. plans to build affordable housing there fell through so now there's a push to let homeless families park their rvs there. now from that lot in berkeley, more on this fight. melissa. >> reporter: well, janelle, the city's housing advisory commission wants to build affordable housing here but we all know that's going to take time and money. the commission wants to bld i a safe rv parking site for people who live in their vehicles. but we spoke to neighbors who have the same questions. how many rvs does the city plan to pack in this tight, small space? >> you want to plant them next door to me where i've already got rat problems and mice problems? >> reporter: nadine invited us into her home. if you roll up the blinds to her kitchen wind

judge aaron persky was widely criticized for being too lenient and was later recalled from the bench. miller has written a memoir which comes out on tuesday. it's titled "know my name." >>> more radioactive dirt excavated from treasure island. thediscovered basketball-size material beneath the entrance to a home. more than 7,000 housing units are being built on the island with the first phase expected to be completed by 2021. >>> the boardwalk in santa cruz is getting special recognition. it's officially a legend. >>> a 6-year-old arrested and charged with battery. her outraged family now demanding answers. >>> and our red flag warning starts at 9:00 tonight. you can see some yellows showing up in the north bay mountains. as we head to midnight, high fire danger weather developing. this is only going to increase as we head throughout the next couple of days. i'll talk about this fixfinity internet and mobile, each for $30 a month. that equals awesome wifi from america's best internet provider and the best lte on the go. it's the ultimate coverage solution. it's all in the numbers. wit